Hometown Child Care celebrates 20th anniversary

Elgin police pause Fox River water rescue search for man with knife, efforts to resume Saturday

Update: Elgin police are on the lookout for a man they alleged “interfered with railroad operations” downtown and then ran into the Fox River with a knife. A water rescue search was paused Friday and is expected to resume Saturday morning.

Testing shows St. Charles water met or exceeded safe levels; city replacing lead pipes

As the city of St. Charles continues to explore for a new drinking water well, the city announced the current drinking water “meets or exceeds” all Illinois Environmental Protection Agency drinking water regulations.

Elgin police advise avoiding downtown for ‘large police presence’

Breaking: Elgin police have asked the public to avoid the downtown amid what they said was a large police presence on Friday. This is a developing story.

Hometown Child Care celebrates 20th anniversary

Hometown Child Care is celebrating its 20th anniversary in Aurora, providing children with care and education.

With heat wave ahead, cooling centers available for Kane County residents

The Kane County Health Department is reminding residents to take precautions against extreme heat and to use available cooling resources when temperatures rise this summer.